BLM concludes emergency wild horse gather in southwestern Idaho
BOISE, Idaho–Today, the Bureau o Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Owyhee and Four Rivers field offices' staff finished gathering wild horses from the Four Mile and Sands Basin Wild Horse Herd Management Areas (HMA), which were decimated by the Jump and Paddock fires.
There were 38 wild horses gathered from the Four Mile HMA and 36 from the Sands Basin HMA. They have been checked by a veterinarian and appear to be in good physical health; none of the wild horses were injured during the wildland fires.
“The BLM moved quickly, once the fires were controlled, to get the wild horses off the range and to the Boise Off-Range Wild Horse Corrals, where they will have plenty of quality feed and water,” said BLM Acting Boise District Manager Ammon Wilhelm. “We are grateful that the gathers went smoothly, and the wild horses are doing well. Once the wild horses have been inspected and are settled, we will open the corrals for the public to visit.”
The wild horses will be returned to the range once the grasses have been replanted and there is enough forage to sustain the herd.
For information on how to adopt or purchase a wild horse or burro, please visit www.blm.gov/whb.
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